| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043100000 | Fish | 26 |
| 20080271362 | Deep fishing cage - Cage made from metal fall down vertically at any depth in the water to catch any kind of fish by using balloon filled up with water. When the fish eats the bait, the pole and pin falls off on balloon. Immediately balloon pops up and the door closes because the door is pulled by rubber band to the head of balloon then the bulb lights. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090249681 | Crab Trap with Degradable Cull Ring Panel - Herein we describe crab traps having degradable cull ring panels, as well as methods for ensuring that crab traps have reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict crab traps have a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use degradable crab traps that will lose their ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating degradable cull ring panels into crab traps provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable cull ring panels are described herein. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100083561 | Aquatic snail trap, bait, and method of use thereof - A device for trapping and collecting snails in an aquatic environment. The device includes a basin with a lid having a top opening through which snails may enter, a floating screen to keep snails retained, and a standpipe to anchor the device to the bottom of a water body and to serve as a location for the deposit of snail eggs. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100251599 | BAITING SYSTEM FOR CRUSTACEANS - A system for supplying crab bait or bait for crustaceans by providing a porous structure, having an inner chamber for placing bait therein, where a connection portion can be connected to a crustacean trap device. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100275504 | GATE FOR MARINE ANIMAL TRAP - A trigger for a marine animal trap is preferably constructed from two identical, or nearly identical, parts. The two parts are substantially flat as manufactured, and are constructed to have connector sections that fold without breaking away from each substantially flat part. The connector sections overlap and secure to one another, preferably with integral connection facilitators on each connector section. Fingers from each substantially flat part converge towards one another when the connector sections are secured together. Optional excluder bars may be included on each substantially flat part, and may be bent towards one another and secured together. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110232157 | TRAP FOR CRABS OR LOBSTER - A trap for crabs or lobsters has a mesh extending over a trap frame, with at least one inlet opening provided with a one-way inlet gate spaced apart pins which are pivotable between open and closed positions. Pin retainers prevent spreading of the pins apart from one another when the pins are in the closed position and an undersized crab outlet opening, dimensioned to allow undersized crab or lobsters to escape from the interior chamber, is provided at a side of the trap and at the bottom of the trap. The frame includes an top peripheral frame portion and finger grip openings at the underside of the trap frame. The one-way inlet gate has first and second sets of spaced apart pins, each set being pivotable independently of the other between open and closed positions. Also, the one-way inlet gate has pairs of pins which are pivotable between the open and closed positions, each pair being formed by parallel legs of a U-shaped length of wire, with retainers engaging the legs of each pair to prevent spreading of the legs. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110271584 | PRECONFIGURABLE UNDERWATER CRUSTACEAN TRAP - A method and a device are disclosed for capturing sea crustaceans, such as crab, lobster, and shrimp. In various embodiments, the disclosed crustacean trap has a tapered body and collapsible trap doors usable for stacking multiple crustacean traps to reduce space requirements for storage, transportation and deployment. Foldable entry doors allow pre set up of traps for commercial and sport fishing fishing applications. The disclosed crustacean trap is configured for single-step and/or single-hand setting up of bait, trap doors, and deployment. The disclosed crustacean trap further includes a body-attached hook, which reduces line and rope tangling during setup and operation. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20130118055 | Crustacean Bait with Selectable Longevity - A bait cake for a crustacean trap, the bait cake comprising a mixture of animal collagen, water, gelatin, gelling agents, fish meal, and fish oil, molded and cured into a cylindrical cake; a method of preparation of a bait cake which preserves the attractiveness of the bait cake to crustaceans, and a method of attracting crustaceans to a trap using the bait cake of the invention. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130160351 | FISHING GEAR WITH DEGRADABLE COMPONENT - Herein we describe fishing gear having a degradable component comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such gear has reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict fishing gear has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use gear that will lose the ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating a degradable apparatus into such gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable components are described herein. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130276351 | Baiting system, device, and method of making the same - The present invention includes a system for improving the speed and ease of attaching, removing, and cleaning bait-cans when used for crabbing. A punch machine pierces one or more holes in a bait-can that resembles a large tuna can. This can, in turn, inserts into a new hanger device that is generally C-shaped with the open notch at the bottom and a pair of retainers at the top. The can is simply snapped into the hanger. The hanger attaches to a crab pot but suspends the bait can off the floor of the pot. In another version, the hanger includes two opposed arms that can be used to stabilize an existing bait device in the known art. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140245655 | FISHING GEAR WITH DEGRADABLE COMPONENT - Herein we describe fishing gear having a degradable component comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such gear has reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict fishing gear has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use gear that will lose theability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating a degradable apparatus into such gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable components are described herein. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140305026 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, METHODS AND KITS FOR ATTRACTING CRABS OR LOBSTERS IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT - Devices, systems and kits are described which provide a method for trapping crustaceans in an aquatic environment. The systems include receptacles for holding bait, with a lid to secure a soluble layer onto the receptacle. The soluble layer dissolves over time to allow the scent of the bait to be released in the aquatic environment to attract the target crustaceans. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160081315 | CREEL AND METHOD OF MAKING A CREEL FOR TRAPPING CRUSTACEANS - A cage for trapping crustaceans constructed in the shape of a rounded top creel. The body panel is bent at two perpendicular angles to create the base, while the top is rounded to create a curved surface. The front and back of the body are further enclosed by flat mutually spaced line wire and fill wire. The similarly constructed front and back panels are secured to the front and back openings of the body, while two cutouts in the vertical sides of the body are replaced with nylon funnels to allow crustaceans to enter the trap. | 03-24-2016 |
| 043101000 | Weirs | 1 |
| 20100186283 | Fishing Trap with Degradable Cull Ring Panel - Herein we describe crustacean fishing traps having degradable cull ring panels, as well as methods for ensuring that such traps have reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict crab and lobster traps have a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use degradable traps that will lose their ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating degradable cull ring panels into such traps provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable cull ring panels are described herein. | 07-29-2010 |
| 043102000 | Elevatable cage | 3 |
| 20100313465 | Catching device - A catching device for which a user can trap a fish in a body of water, wherein said catching device is generally comprised of a first side wall, a second side wall, a top, a bottom, an entrance opening and an exit opening. First side wall, second side wall, top and bottom form a frame which has a hollow interior. Entrance opening and exit opening form conduits between the body of water and the interior of the excluding device. The width of entrance opening is equal to the width of exit opening. Entrance opening and exit opening are surrounded by two excluding bars attached to two excluding plates such that the excluding plates define the maximum expandable width of entrance opening and exit opening. The maximum expandable width of entrance opening is greater than the maximum expandable width of exit opening. A plurality of ballast chambers are attached to the present device. The present catching device also contains a plurality of escape holes and at least two release doors set to open after prolonged exposure to water. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20130167428 | FISH TRAP SYSTEM - The fish trap system includes an enclosure having a revolving trap door attached to a coned gate Gargoor. Still and video cameras are included in the enclosure to provide snapshot and moving pictures of fish caught in the trap. A buoy (float) is included, from which images of fish in the enclosure are relayed via digital link to the user on the Internet. Moreover, user-controlled electrical gates are provided to either retain a fish or release a fish by closing and opening the gates via the Internet connection. The video camera, being disposed in the trap housing, is movable and provides views of the area around the fish trap when submerging the trap until it reaches the ground in order to locate the right flooring for the fish trap. Aside from fishing purposes, the fish trap system may be used for experimental purposes. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20160106079 | Minnow Collecting Fish Trap - A trap for collecting live minnows, the live minnows having a height, the trap incorporating a case having a longitudinally opening longitudinal end; a first plurality of minnow attracting mirrored plates; a plurality of pivoting or fixed joints adapted for interconnecting first plurality of mirrored plates and the case, the joints positioning the first plurality of mirrored plates at the case's longitudinal end and further positioning the first plurality of mirrored plates to form at least a first inwardly extending funnel; a battery powered electric torch alternatively actuated during daylight; a transparent cannister adapted for interconnecting the electric torch and the case, the transparent cannister positioning the electric torch for casting light outwardly from the transparent case; and a pair of suspension brackets connected operatively to the case. | 04-21-2016 |
| 043103000 | Portable or floating | 1 |
| 20110126447 | Submersible Cage and System for Fish Farming - A submersible rotatable cage for fish farming comprises a central axle, a buoyant structure positioned about the central axle, and a netting attached to the buoyant structure. An actuator can be placed in operable communication with at least part of the buoyant structure to facilitate rotation of the buoyant structure about the central axle while the cage is in a submerged position. The cage can form part of a system, which includes a net cleaning apparatus, a tethering mechanism and sweep net, that forms the basis for underwater fish farming. | 06-02-2011 |
| 043105000 | Foldable or collapsible | 8 |
| 20080216388 | COLLAPSIBLE CRAB TRAP - A collapsible trap for crabs and crustaceans is disclosed having a flexible upper ring and a rigid lower ring covered with a net material forming an interior chamber. The flexible upper ring is made of flexible, yet memory retaining materials, that resist deformation in normal use in its open state, and are corrosion-resistant, wear-resistant, particularly to repeated flexing without cracking, in the presence of harsh marine environment. The collapsible trap is capable of assuming a normally open state for use, and a partially and completely collapsed states by manually twisting and coiling the flexible upper ring onto itself in one or more smaller rings until the upper ring is the same size as the rigid lower ring. In the collapsed position, the collapsible trap takes up much less space than in the open position, thereby allowing ease of transportation and storage when carried and stored in a bucket, bag, or a small compartment of a boat or a car. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090217567 | Collapsible Trap - A collapsible trap ( | 09-03-2009 |
| 20100018106 | COLLAPSIBLE CRUSTACEAN TRAP - An improved crustacean, fish & animal trap comprising a collapsible hoop and mesh structure to minimize storage size. The invention is unique in that it collapses through the manipulation of flexible hoops to a size minimized in all three dimensions. The primary configurations would be for crab, prawns and lobster/crayfish; however, in slightly different configurations, can be used to catch or cage animals, fish and other crustaceans. Another embodiment of the trap would feature only one hoop and would be used as a “lift trap.” | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110162256 | Catcher for catching crabs, shrimps or the like - A catcher for catching crabs, shrimps or the like includes a flexible frame and a net cover housing the flexible frame. The flexible frame is deformable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. The net cover has an inlet tunnel with a cross-section area inwardly and gradually decreased. When the flexible frame stays at the extended configuration, the net cover is supported by the flexible in such a manner that an accommodation in which baits can be provided is formed inside the net cover. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20130160352 | Collapsible Crustacean Trap - A crustacean trap includes a bottom wall and a side wall that extends from the bottom wall, the side wall being collapsible so that an operatively upper end of the side wall is displaceable towards and away from the bottom wall. An entryway is provided towards the upper end of the crustacean trap to allow a crustacean to enter the crustacean trap. Afloat is towards the upper end of the side wall and a sinker is towards a lower end of the side wall. A buoyancy of the float and a weight of the sinker have a relationship such that when the crustacean trap is placed in water the crustacean trap sinks and the float displaces the upper end of the side wall away from the bottom wall. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130205646 | COLLAPSIBLE FISH TRAP - A collapsible fish trap. The fish trap has a funnel and a swing door. The fish trap uses biodegradable screws and a latching system. The fish trap is made to collapse after a certain period of time of being in the water. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20160165863 | LOBSTER TRAP STABILIZING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
| 20170231206 | FISH TRAP | 08-17-2017 |
